On the recordJune 26, 2020
I am intrigued listening to my colleagues waxing eloquent about the divine creation of the District of Columbia. Give me a break. It was old-fashioned horse trading between Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson like the declaration of enslaved people being three-fifths of a person without being able to vote for themselves, just simply power for White people. It is time to recognize the reality of what I think was a corrupt bargain and give the District of Columbia the statehood it deserves.
